HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 Management Processor Scripting and Command Line Resource Guide

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11 iLO 2 ports

Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature through XML scripting

For information on how to use the SHARED_NETWORK_PORT command to enable the iLO 2

Shared Network Port through XML scripting, see “Using RIBCL” (page 70).

The following sample script configures the iLO 2 to select the Shared Network Port. You can

customize this script to your needs. Using this script on platforms that do not support the Shared

Network Port will cause an error.

<RIB_INFO MODE="WRITE">

<MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS>

<SHARED_NETWORK_PORT VALUE="Y" />

</MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS>

</RIB_INFO>

</LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Re-enabling the dedicated NIC management port

You can re-enable the iLO 2 dedicated NIC management port using the User Interface, RBSU, CLP,

or XML. You can re-enable the iLO dedicated NIC management port using the iLO 2 RBSU or XML

scripting. For information about how to use the SHARED_NETWORK_PORT command, see “Using

RIBCL” (page 70).

To re-enable the dedicated management port using RBSU:

1. Connect the dedicated NIC management port to a LAN from which the server is managed.

2. Reboot the server.

3. When prompted during POST, press the F8 key to enter iLO RBSU.

4. Select Network>NIC>TCP/IP, and press the Enter key.

5. In the Network Configuration menu, press Space Bar to change the Network Interface Adapter

Field to ON.

6. Press the F10 key to save the configuration.

7. Select File>Exit, and press the Enter key.

After the iLO resets, the dedicated management NIC port is active.

To re-enable the dedicated iLO using XML, use the following sample RIBCL script. The sample script

configures the iLO to select the iLO Network Port. You can modify the script for your specific needs.

Using this script on platforms that do not support the Shared Network Port causes an error.